Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-28
LITERARY NKWs.

The Critics London correspondent
writes that Mr.. Robert Louis Stevenson
will arrive In New York sometime In
August or September. He proposes 10
cross the plains and pass year or more
In California or New Mexico for the
beaeiit Of his health.
The August number Of Ths Cosnopol-
ifaH contains an important illustrated
article. The MilllonaiFes Of the Pacific
Coast" by George II. Fitch, Of San
Francis99.
what "a said 10 be one Of Edward At
kinson's most valuable, Suggestive and
timely economical papers 10 given 10 the
August Ceafars. Il Ia entitled slow
Prices. High Wages. Small Prodts
Whist Makes Them"
OF the magazine poetry Tor the month
Of July 46 per cent. vas written By men.
30 per cent. by women aud the remain.
ing "a per cent. vas Anonymous. or
signed With initials, 90 that the sax OF
the writer could not be established.
The place Of honor In the August
North american Rsriels Il given 70 pa
per by Professor W. o. Summer, In
which be deplores the eDefoaohments
of soClaliaiio tendencies upon individu-
al freedom and politisal democracy.
Wide Awaks fer August has an illns-
tFated aKticls on Summer Sports that
all younQ people viii be glad 10 zee; an
other on Concord for patriots; stories by
Charles ERbert Craddock and several
oahsrs, and many minor pApers OF seFi'
oue value.
Mr., Manrioe Thompson considers
Toistoi an abomlnabls writer; Mr..
Howells reQsrds him 80 the greatest
among modern writer's OF fiction; L4
Roaasiis Revue declares that the only
thinr wrilten By the noble Russian
Whish IL not stale. hat and Improbable,
ls"Anna KaFenina."
In these days Of yachting ID b expe-
dient % know eomethlne Of the Ian
guAge Of the sec. A paper By Lieut..
y. s. Raasett. U. :. ". In the Septen.
Der numhes Of Tia Americas Aagazine,
gives the curious names with hinta ai
their deEiVAtionl by which sailors desiR-
nate tue various parts Of a ship aud her
rigging.
Edwin Arrold has In press 3 nev
volume Of poemA. 0ne Of thesa. "In
an Indian Temple" IL q dialogue be.
tween an Enelish official. q Nanteh
dancer and BFAhnnin priest. embOey-
inC some Hindoo metaphysics and
moral questions IN light, lyrical set.
tina. full Of original coioFs. ID will be
published IN tie Autumn BY Tryinbsr.
The Assertions Cathode Quarterly Re.
pirte fer Jaly contains . Eost interest,"
inR article on "ChFissophaE Columbns--
This uentaEy's Estimate Of His Llfe
and works" and among many other
good thines. "a sketch Of the Catholic
Church in Montana" By HeBry Van
Rensselaer,, whose eonveraion 10 Cath
olicism recently crested much excite.
ment IL religions siroiss-
Tue hrsa edition Of General John @.
Fremont's "AsmoiFss has been en-
hauaasd. and ia the lste anaamn The
aecond and dual xolame Of the Uogk
will aPpeAF. THIS v0lams vii CONSIST
% COO ps2sa and include Loo tllasafa.
tioua. II will coniAin the Story Of Gen
eFai fremanl's memoraF0le eampatgu
AZ lSi6. nnd tie events In the aalhox's
life aoWa % the proaanf date.
Tha whitman Sceie1g Of Boston a
cut in = oirealaF sollesting assistance
fRom ali thoas Wka love dear old
Walt" TIE objects % he orEanixa-
ton. "a 81 forth. are; "A weekly pea.
sioa fos Wslt. Whilnan. The pTorne-
tion of hia ideaa Of spiFitaal and social
life IN geueral. and The estAhlishmsnf
81 q libEAFy Devoted 10 TIE ltseraturs Of
al nations and timesN Every person
Nho h Interested IN Wala- WhiamAa,
In seienee. are o. social qaesiions. u
eoFaiAlly inviisa 30 jofn tie Mah
Whitman aocieay, lzS West Chester
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